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CHAS-ready.
Free masterclass.

The complete masterclass on getting CHAS-ready — what it actually checks, the exact document pack, the real reasons firms get knocked back, and how to prepare. Plain English. We show readiness, never a pass — the assessor decides.

• What CHAS is, who operates it (Veriforce), and why principal contractors require it
• The CHAS levels explained (Standard → Advanced → Elite) — pick the right one
• The Common Assessment Standard — its 13 sections and the two assessment routes

A three-part Health & Safety Policy template — Statement of Intent, Organisation & Responsibilities, and Arrangements — structured to HSWA 1974 s.2(3) and mapped to the CHAS / SSIP core criteria.

• Branded cover page with policy document-control block
• Part 1 — Statement of Intent with HSWA / Management Regs / CDM 2015 commitments
• Director / owner sign-off block (signature, name, position, date, review date)

A training matrix template — people down the side, cards and qualifications across the top — with a colour-coded validity legend and issue / expiry tracking, because CHAS wants to see currency, not just a yes / no.

• Branded cover page + how-to-use guide
• Colour-coded status legend (valid / expiring soon / expired / N/A)
• Wide matrix — 15 qualification columns × blank people rows to fill in

Risk Assessment & Method Statement template for any working-at-height activity — MEWP, scaffold, mast climber, ladder.

• Branded cover page with full document-control block
• Project / Principal Contractor / Trade contractor metadata
• Statutory references including HSG150 and INDG401

Risk Assessment & Method Statement for work with hazardous substances — silica dust, cement, solvents, isocyanates, wood dust.

• Branded cover page with full document-control block
• Statutory references — COSHH 2002, CLP, EH40 Workplace Exposure Limits
• Reg 7 control hierarchy walked through in order

Risk Assessment & Method Statement for manual handling — lifting, carrying, pushing and pulling under the MHOR 1992.

• Branded cover page with full document-control block
• Statutory references — MHOR 1992, HSE L23, INDG143, the MAC tool
• Avoid–assess–reduce hierarchy per MHOR reg 4

Risk Assessment & Method Statement for trenches, foundations and drainage — collapse, buried services and plant-operative interface.

• Branded cover page with full document-control block
• Statutory references — CDM 2015 reg 22, HSG185, HSG47, PUWER, LOLER
• Planning and control hierarchy (survey, support, segregate, inspect)

Risk Assessment & Method Statement for crane and telehandler lifts — LOLER 1998 and BS 7121 with roles and lift plan built in.

• Branded cover page with full document-control block
• Statutory references — LOLER 1998, PUWER, BS 7121, GS6 (overhead lines)
• BS 7121 roles table (Appointed Person, supervisor, operator, slinger/signaller)

Inspection & Test Plan log for substructure works — foundations, ground beams, drainage to FFL.

• Branded cover page with project + inspection metadata
• Reference documents block citing BS 8500-1/2:2023, BS 4449:2005+A3:2016, BS 8000-4:2020, Eurocode 7
• 9-stage Hold-and-Witness-point register with notify + notice-period columns

Inspection & Test Plan log for the frame — concrete and steel columns, beams, slabs and connections.

• Branded cover page + project / inspection metadata
• Reference documents — BS EN 206/8500, BS 4449, BS EN 13670, BS EN 1090-2, Eurocodes 2 & 3
• 8-stage hold-and-witness-point register

Inspection, test and CCTV log for foul and surface-water drainage — to Building Regs Part H and BS EN 1610.

• Branded cover page + project / inspection metadata
• Reference documents — Building Regs Part H, BS EN 1610, BS EN 752
• 6-stage hold-and-witness-point register

Inspection & Test Plan log for masonry — cavity construction, wall ties, DPC, cavity trays and lintels.

• Branded cover page + project / inspection metadata
• Reference documents — BS EN 1996 (Eurocode 6), PD 6697, BS EN 845, BS 8000-3
• 8-stage hold-and-witness-point register

Welding, cutting, grinding — HSG168 + insurer-standard permit with 60-minute fire watch and detector isolation register built in.

• Branded cover page + valid-from / valid-to permit window
• 6 named hazards including welding fume IARC G1 reference
• 8 standard controls (3 m clear, fire watch, extinguisher, LEV, sealing, isolation, qualification)

MEWP / scaffold / mobile tower permit under CDM 2015 + Work at Height Regs 2005 with rescue plan and wind threshold table built in.

• Branded cover page + permit metadata
• 5 named hazards including suspension trauma
• 9 standard controls walked through Reg 6 hierarchy

Confined Spaces Regs 1997 + HSG258 permit with atmospheric thresholds, continuous monitoring log, standby-person responsibilities and rescue rigging.

• Branded cover page + time-limited permit window
• 6 named hazards including engulfment and entrapment
• 9 standard controls (atmospheric test, ventilation, top man, retrieval line, LOTO)

Ten ready-to-deliver UK site toolbox talks in one document — each with key points and its own attendance register.

• Branded cover page + how-to-use guide
• Talk 1 — Working at Height
• Talk 2 — Manual Handling

Site-specific induction record — content checklist, emergency information and a 14-name signed attendance register.

• Branded cover page + project details
• 12-topic induction content checklist with tick column
• Site emergency information block (assembly, first-aiders, A&E, 999 address)

One-sheet-per-day site record — personnel, plant, deliveries, progress, delays and H&S. Your contemporaneous record for claims.

• Branded cover page + project / date / weather header
• Personnel-on-site table (company, numbers, hours)
• Plant & equipment table (on/off hire)

Report and investigate near misses, incidents and injuries — with root-cause analysis and a RIDDOR check built in.

• Branded cover page + report details
• Event-type checklist (near miss → specified injury → fatality)
• What happened / what could have happened write-in sections

Construction-phase fire risk assessment to the RRFSO 2005 and HSG168 — hazards, controls, action plan and emergency arrangements.

• Branded cover page + site details
• Reference — RRFSO 2005, HSG168, insurer hot-works requirements
• Fire-hazard table (ignition / fuel / oxygen sources)